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How Egypt’s Rebel Movement Helped Pave The Way For A Sisi Presidency

How Egypt’s Rebel Movement Helped Pave The Way For A Sisi Presidency “How did we go from such a small thing, five guys trying to change Egypt, to the movement which brought tens of millions to the street to get rid of the Brotherhood? The answer is we didn’t. I understand now it wasn’t us, we were being used as the face of what something bigger than us wanted,” said Doss, who now has nothing to do with the Tamarod movement, or political life in Egypt. “We were naïve, and we were not responsible.”  

Antisemitic Flyer 'by Donetsk People's Republic' in Ukraine a Hoax

Antisemitic Flyer 'by Donetsk People's Republic' in Ukraine a Hoax City's chief rabbi states pamphlet is fake, claiming it is meant to discredit pro-Russian protesters or Jewish community By Alec Luhn in Donetsk April 18, 2014 " ICH " - " The Guardian " - The barricades that mark the entrance to the "Donetsk People's Republic" are plastered with anti-fascist posters, including an American flag with a swastika in place of the stars. The pro-Russian protestors who have set up their own government in the occupied administration building see the new Kiev regime as dominated by intolerant Ukrainian nationalists, which is why it was more than a little ironic when an antisemitic flyer appeared on Wednesday ordering Jews to register with these new authorities. ...

Don’t Shoot in Eastern Ukraine!

Don’t Shoot in Eastern Ukraine! Something is happening in eastern Ukraine that western politicians were not prepared for, an event that could enter history. By Dr. Dieter Duhm The population rises up against the orders of its government in Kiev. They stop tanks and ask the soldiers that were sent there to lay down their arms. The soldiers hesitate, but then follow the peoples’ orders. They refuse to shoot at their own compatriots. Following this are moving scenes of fraternization in a nation that will not allow itself to be forced into war. The transitional government in Kiev declares the civil rights activists in east Ukraine to be terrorists. They do not see the possibility of exemplary peace that could take place here. Instead they send tanks into the cities in order to secure their power with military force. They cannot think dif...